diff --git a/src/sfError.ts b/src/sfError.ts
index f8fd430db..6c9728ca3 100644
--- a/src/sfError.ts
+++ b/src/sfError.ts
@@ -136,17 +136,12 @@ export class SfError<T extends ErrorDataProperties = ErrorDataProperties> extend
     }
 
     const sfError =
-      err instanceof Error
-        ? // a basic error with message and name.  We make it the cause to preserve any other properties
-          SfError.create<T>({
-            message: err.message,
-            name: err.name,
-            cause: err,
-          })
-        : // ok, something was throws that wasn't error or string.  Convert it to an Error that preserves the information as the cause and wrap that.
-          SfError.wrap<T>(
-            new Error(`SfError.wrap received type ${typeof err} but expects type Error or string`, { cause: err })
-          );
+      fromBasicError<T>(err) ??
+      fromErrorLikeObject<T>(err) ??
+      // something was thrown that wasn't error, error-like object or string.  Convert it to an Error that preserves the information as the cause and wrap that.
+      SfError.wrap<T>(
+        new Error(`SfError.wrap received type ${typeof err} but expects type Error or string`, { cause: err })
+      );
 
     // If the original error has a code, use that instead of name.
     if (hasString(err, 'code')) {
@@ -190,3 +185,21 @@ export class SfError<T extends ErrorDataProperties = ErrorDataProperties> extend
     };
   }
 }
+
+const fromBasicError = <T extends ErrorDataProperties>(err: unknown): SfError<T> | undefined =>
+  err instanceof Error ? SfError.create<T>({ message: err.message, name: err.name, cause: err }) : undefined;
+
+/* an object that is the result of spreading an Error or SfError  */
+const fromErrorLikeObject = <T extends ErrorDataProperties>(err: unknown): SfError<T> | undefined => {
+  if (!err || typeof err !== 'object') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (!('message' in err)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  try {
+    return SfError.create<T>(err as Error);
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/sfErrorTest.ts b/test/unit/sfErrorTest.ts
index 755b2088c..ae0576d5e 100644
--- a/test/unit/sfErrorTest.ts
+++ b/test/unit/sfErrorTest.ts
@@ -162,21 +162,7 @@ describe('SfError', () => {
         assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
         expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
       });
-      it('an object', () => {
-        const wrapMe = { a: 2 };
-        const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
-        expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
-        assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
-        expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
-      });
-      it('an object that has a code', () => {
-        const wrapMe = { a: 2, code: 'foo' };
-        const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
-        expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
-        assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
-        expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
-        expect(mySfError.code).to.equal('foo');
-      });
+
       it('an array', () => {
         const wrapMe = [1, 5, 6];
         const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
@@ -191,6 +177,51 @@ describe('SfError', () => {
         assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
         expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
       });
+      describe('objects', () => {
+        describe('error-like', () => {
+          it('an object with only a message', () => {
+            const wrapMe = { message: 'foo' };
+            const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
+            expect(mySfError.message).to.equal('foo');
+            expect(mySfError.exitCode).to.equal(1);
+            expect(mySfError.name).to.equal('SfError');
+          });
+          it('an object with several props and code', () => {
+            const wrapMe = { message: 'foo', name: 'bar', code: 'baz', exitCode: 100 };
+            const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
+            expect(mySfError.message).to.equal('foo');
+            expect(mySfError.exitCode).to.equal(100);
+            expect(mySfError.name).to.equal('bar');
+            expect(mySfError.code).to.equal('baz');
+          });
+        });
+        describe('not error-like', () => {
+          it('an object', () => {
+            const wrapMe = { a: 2 };
+            const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
+            assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
+            expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
+          });
+          it('empty object', () => {
+            const wrapMe = {};
+            const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
+            assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
+            expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
+          });
+          it('an object that has a code', () => {
+            const wrapMe = { a: 2, code: 'foo' };
+            const mySfError = SfError.wrap(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError).to.be.an.instanceOf(SfError);
+            assert(mySfError.cause instanceof Error);
+            expect(mySfError.cause.cause).to.equal(wrapMe);
+            expect(mySfError.code).to.equal('foo');
+          });
+        });
+      });
     });
   });